Comprehensive H-37 Education Bill Explained by Manchester Chief
Manchester Superintendent Neil E. Cross outlined the Hoff administration bill H-37 to form comprehensive school districts. The measure changes union district approval to a majority of town votes and increases state aid for facilities construction and schools, with an advisory 13 member commission studying plans before local referendums.
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Manchester
Neil E. Cross
Tri ~ Valley
Hoff
House
Bennington County
Cross
Tri-Valley
North
Comeposed
Beagle Sits Upright Impressing Guests and Car Car Chats
A beagle sits tall and steady at every appearance, earning praise from guests. The clever hound maintains an upright posture even when riding in a car, proving its devious stare and attentive demeanor.
Rock n Roll Red Light at Harvey Frear’s Ballroom
In Roll-On-Wye England UPI reports a traffic light system on a ballroom stage ties lighting to a sound level meter. Green signals below 40 decibels amber at 50 and red at 60 with a 10 second grace to reduce volume. Neighbors backed the plan and no renewal objections arose.
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England
UPI
Harvey Frear
Frear
Winter scene reports from Winhall Vermont local items
Winhall and Bondville residents face cold stretch with temperatures 20 and 15 below zero. The Vermont Regional Book Wagon visited town, offering a broad selection for borrowing from the permanent library. Ski lessons at Stratton for Winhall Elementary pupils continued for three weeks. Visitors include Terryville Connecticut and Chicopee Falls Massachusetts families, plus a twin birth in Warner Robins Georgia. Community groups held Mountain Home Grange with guests from nearby Granges and a Future Farmers of America contribution. A Mitch Sing Along program and refreshments capped the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junia Bostwick
Patrick Salo
Windhams
Howard Horton
Grippe
Vermont
Winhall
Stratton
Mountain Home Grange
Rose Torrey
Mettowee Grange
Pawlet
Valley Grange
Reading
Future Farmers of America
Community Progress Committee
Jack Downs
Mitch
Dorothy Sage
Hazel Slade
Pop's Corner Rebrands as Sears Merchant Store in Manchester
Manchester tale of Pop's Corner at Highland Avenue and Depot Streets becoming a Sears Merchant catalog store under Richard LaRoche of Bennington. Opening Feb 24 with floor sales and catalog options. Standalone unit on commission, credit cards accepted, plans to hire staff, and local service team for delivered appliances. LaRoche, ex-Tansitor production foreman, will run the operation.
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Manchester
Pop’s Corner
Highland Avenue
Depot Streets
Sears and Roebuck
Richard LaRoche
Bennington
Peru Readers Share Weekend News and Ski Events
Peru Alice Dibble's family updates include Mrs Jean Tannich's return after teaching courses at UVM. Bettina Martin visits from Darien and New Orleans, with Charles Dibble home from Harvard for a post exam holiday, joined by ski-loving roommates. Bromley Mountain hosts snowmaking and the Junior Ski Program gains volunteer teachers from Peru and Londonderry, with Tuesday mornings favored for instruction. Linda Johnson returns from Northfield School for a long weekend at home.
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Jean Tannich
UVM
Jane
Peru
Fontaine Martin
Darien
Conn
Landgrove
Bettina
New Orleans
Charles
Harvard
Styles Peak
Bromley Mountain
Plaza
Thruway
East Meadow
Londonderry
Bromley
A. M. Pitcher
Prescott Huidekoper
Milton
Mass
Huidekoper
Rosalin
T.R. Dibble
Linda Johnson
William Johnson
Northfield School
Ousted Priest to Speak on St Johns Williams College Talk
Rev Peter O Reilly former St John s College strike organizer speaks on academic freedom at Williams College in Jesup Hall next Tuesday at 8 pm. Admission is free with a reception to follow in the Student Union lounge.
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Williamstown
Mass
St. John’s University
Peter O’reilly
Jesup Hall
Williams College
Father O’reilly
St. John’s
United Federation of College Teachers
Elks Observe Past Exalted Rulers Night in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks held Past Exalted Rulers Night with past officers presiding and four candidates initiated. Arnold Kuebler led as exalted ruler with A J Salluzzo leading knight and other officers serving. candidates Ralph Horton Robert Grobuski Frank Martelle of Hoosick Falls and Joseph Dugan of Waterford welcomed. A dinner by the Ladies' Auxiliary followed.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
John McGrath
Lawrence Lasser
Earl Kenney
William J. Murphy
Arthur White
Henry Bloomquist
Daniel Boylan
Walter Beckstein
Paul LaPorte
Ralph Horton
Robert Grobuski
Frank Martelle
Joseph Dugan
Waterford
Per Kuebler
PDD
Leo J. Fairbanks
Exalter
J. Joseph Hayden
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Manchester Artist Enters Competition
James L. Montague of Manchester Center directs the Southern Vermont Art Center and will enter an original painting in the fourth Benedictine Art Awards national competition. Prizes total 2250 with $1000 for first, $750 for second, and $500 for third, awarded in May. The American Federation of Arts is official judge. 35 finalists’ paintings will be shown May 16 to June 3, 1966, in New York City at the Manufacturers Hanover Gallery.
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Manchester
James L. Montague
Manchester Center
Southern Vermont Art Center
Benedictine
American Federation of Arts
Manufacturers Hanover
Madison Avenue
47Th Street
New York City
Benedictine Art Awards
Benedictine Abbey
Fecamp
France
Denver Burglary Attempt Ends With Rescue From Sewer
Dale Franklin Magley, 23, an unemployed janitor, allegedly burgled a tavern in Denver but got his foot stuck in a sewer pipe. He called police for help, was rescued, taken to Denver General Hospital with a broken leg, and jailed on larceny under $50 charges.
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Denver
UPI
Dale Franklin Magley
Magley
Denver General Hospital
City Jail
Card party for Putnam Hospital benefit at Bailey Hall
A public card party hosted by the Enterprise Society at Bailey Hall Tuesday at 8 p.m. funds go to the Women’s Auxiliary of Putnam Memorial Hospital. Participants choose Bridge or Five Hundred. Marie Monroe and her children are visiting from Greenfield Center, N.Y. Grade 8s should register Saturday at 8:30 a.m. for BCHS entrance exams.
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Bailey Hall
The
Enterprise Society For the Benefit of Women’s Auxiliary
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Marie Monroe
Greenfield Center
N.Y
Frank Labadie
BCHS
Rolland Roy
Williams College
Williams President Sawyer to Talk on Far East Trip
Williams College President John E. Sawyer will discuss his three week Far East visit in a free public talk Monday night in Jesup Hall. He traveled Jan 16 with Mrs. Sawyer on an educational consulting mission to Thailand planning a new university and multiple campuses with academic leaders from Tufts and Harvard. Time Inc. president James A. Linen III joined as guest of Thailand's Foreign Minister. Linen is a Williams alumnus and knighted.
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Williamstown
Mass
John E. Sawyer
Williams College
Williams
Far East
Jesup Hall
Sawyer
U.S
Government of
Thailand
Pate Tani
Ashley S. Campbell
College of Engineering
Tufts University
Richard T. Gill
Leveerett House
Harvard
James A. Linen III
Time Inc
Thanat Khoman
Linen
Order of the Crown
Time Magazine
Kay Sage Tribute Exposed at Williams College Museum
Kay Sage tribute shows paintings, drawings, and constructions by surrealist Kay Sage of Woodbury Conn at Williams College Museum of Art through Feb 20. Admission free. open daily 9 to 12 and 2 to 4, Sundays 2 to 5. Also on view John A Griefen, Williams senior from Belmont. Exhibition organized by Mattatuck Museum of Waterbury.
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Williamstown
Mass
Kay Sage
Woodbury
Conn
Williams College Museum of Art
Main Street
College Chapel
John A. Griefen
Williams
Belmont
Mattatuck Museum of Waterbury
Sage
Albany Institute of History and Art
Vassar College
Katonah
N.Y
Albany Institute
Vassar
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Wadsworth Athenaeum
Hartford
Dorset Dor set town meeting checklist and ski club plans
The Dorset checklist for town meeting posted Wednesday is available at Russell Parks and Perry Pel tier in Dorset Harold B Glans and David Forrest in East Dorset and at the South Dorset Post Office. The Board of Civil Authority will meet Monday at 8 pm in the town manager's office East Dorset to revise the list. Malcolm Cooper and Robert Finlay, sons of their respective parents, plan Friday departure to join Bromley Ski Club in Stowe ski races. Linda Gilbert a Northfield School student and her cousin Sally Curtis a Northe field teacher will visit Gilbert relatives for a weekend, with Linda staying with grandparents Rufus and Mrs Gilbert and Sally visiting Mrs Hunt Gilbert and Miss Janet Gilbert.
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David Petke
Terryville
Warner Robins
Vernet Slason
Bondville
Louise Husinga
Monticello
Henry Pacquette
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Vermont
Dorset
Russell Parks
Perry Peltier
Harold B. Glans
David Forrest
East Dorset
South Dorset
Board of Civil Authority
East
Bromley
Stowe
Linda Gilbert
Northfield School
Sally Curtis
Northefield
Gilbert
West Road
Miss Curtis
Hunt Gilbert
Janet Gilbert
Linda
Rufus Gilbert
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Germany
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Malcolm E. Cooper
Robert Finlay
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